A fable is a very short story which promises to illustrate or teach us a lesson which is

also called a moral. Usually if not always, fables are stories having animal characters that
talk like humans.

Many common sayings come from Fables like "Honesty is the best policy," and "Look
before you leap" are familiar examples of fables. Aesop is believed to have been a Greek
slave who made up these stories. Nobody is really sure if Aesop made up these fables.
What is certain, however, is that the Aesop's Fables are timeless. They are so wonderful
that they have been told over and over again for several thousand years. Here are some
of the most popular fables of all times I hope you like them. Enjoy!

The Ant and the Grasshopper

On one fine summer's day in a field a Grasshopper was hopping about in a

musical mood. An ant passed by bearing along with great toil an ear of
corn he was taking to the nest.

The grasshopper invited the ant to sit for a chat with him. But the ant
refused saying that "I’m storing up food for winter". "Why don’t you
do the same?" asked the ant to the grasshopper.

"Pooh! Why bother about winter?" said the Grasshopper; we have got enough food at
present." But the Ant went on its way and continued its toil.

Finally, when winter came, the Grasshopper found itself dying of hunger, while it saw the ants
distributing corn and grain from their storage.

Then the Grasshopper understood that…

It is best to prepare for the days of necessity.

 The Tortoise and the Hare
The hare was once boasting of his speed before the other animals. "I have
never yet been beaten," said he, "when I put forth my full speed. I challenge
anyone here to race with me."

The tortoise said quietly, "I accept your challenge."

"That is a good joke," said the hare. "I could dance around you all the way."

"Keep your boasting until you've beaten," answered the tortoise. "Shall we race?"

So a course was fixed and a start was made. The hare darted almost out of sight at
once, but soon stopped and, to show his contempt for the tortoise, lay down to
have a nap. The tortoise plodded on and plodded on, and when the hare awoke from his nap, he saw
the tortoise nearing the finish line and he could not catch up in time to save the race.

Plodding wins the race.

 The Fox and The Grapes
Long long ago there lived a fox who loved to eat. He lived close to a vineyard
and he used to stare at the lovely grapes that hung there.

"How juice they look. Oh I am sure these are stuff that melts in the mouth
when you have them. If only I could reach them".

One sunny day, the fox woke up and saw the grapes glistening by the sunlight.
The vineyard looked heavenly and the grapes looked so luscious that the
famished fox could no longer control itself. He jumped to reach them but fell
down.
He jumped again. No, they were much higher.

He jumped even more. But they were still out of reach.

He jumped and stretched and hopped but to no avail. Those yummy grapes hung higher than the fox
could reach. No matter how hard he tried, the fox could not reach the grapes. He panted and began to
sweat out of exhaustion.

Giving up finally, he looked up in contempt and said as he walked away, "Those grapes surely must be
sour. I wouldn't eat them even if they were served to me on a golden dish."

It's easy to despise what you cannot have.